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Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com! `4 ]- {" y/ H. ~2 G4 @
Published: 9:53 am" O& _2 X3 j: T7 ^" u4 a, i/ G, j
EDMONTON - Prices for new homes in Edmonton fell 5.3 per cent in July compared to the same month last year, marking the biggest year-over-year drop in 23 years, said Statistics Canada today.
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Edmonton's cooling market showed the biggest year-over-year drop of any Canadian city. $ @7 N5 p6 |! e
4 Y2 X) _5 ^# {6 c/ nCompared to June, Edmonton new home prices nudged downward 0.2 per cent.3 N7 n% ^- z5 E; g! y* a
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Calgary saw a 0.3 per cent slide compared to July of last year.
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"Markets in these cities continue to adjust after experiencing record price increases in the last two and a half years," the federal agency said.7 |7 h; m, r9 x4 a2 S5 H2 G
4 X4 e O4 y: j5 d' |Even heated Saskatoon posted a slower annual increase of 13.1 per cent, "further confirmation of a trend of deceleration in this city. Many builders reported increased prices as a result of higher material and labour costs," the agency said.+ l$ S# l0 O/ M9 G+ ]
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The fastest pace was in Regina, which saw a year-over-year price increase of 29.6 per cent, down from its record rise of 34 per cent in April.
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9 t' v, Y0 _# @/ U, W$ D- W# ^As the market continued to cool in Western Canada, prices for new homes rose nationally at a slower pace in July for the sixth consecutive month.0 y" O J* O4 x/ Z9 C; M
4 B* L" F* Y; E/ ?5 jPrices were up 2.7 per cent in July from a year earlier, down from June's annual pace of 3.5 per cent. On a monthly basis, prices edged up 0.1 per cent between June and July.
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$ D( c8 n" C ~7 E+ W"The growth rate of the index has been on a downward trend since September 2006," the agency said.1 s& u1 w* Q0 h" w1 m- V/ ~2 Z
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With files from Canwest News Service; m4 ~! h) X- T4 \4 I
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© Edmonton Journal 2008! t3 n& m1 ^" V1 i$ d$ }+ O
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